June 1st, 2010
I have just attended a lecture about headaches given by Stephen Butterworth, Consultant Neurologist at Pinderfields Hospital. He discussed the most common causes of headaches, including migraines, medicines over use headaches, tension headaches and more. It was very interesting, as I regularly have patients who come and talk to me about their headaches, as they can be associated with eye strain. Around 50% of them are eye strain but 50% are not, so it was good to discuss the symptoms of non-ocular headaches and the reasons for why they occur. This helps us when we have a patient with headaches but we cannot find eye strain – we can then refer appropriately to the right professional.
If you have regular headaches, why not come and see us at Pollards? Maybe we could help.
Qausia Hassan
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May 28th, 2010
Most wisdom teeth don’t cause any problems and so do not need extracting. However if there isn’t enough space for them to grow they can become impacted and cause pain, swelling or infection. Having your wisdom teeth surgically removed as you can imagine is not a very pleasant procedure and so is avoided where possible. Paying extra attention to the area when cleaning your teeth can help to reduce the chances of infection. You can use specially designed instruments to do this. If you would like some more information on your impacted wisdom teeth, make an appointment to see the dentist.
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May 28th, 2010
According to new studies taking good care of your teeth could prevent you from having stroke or heart attack. The study found a strong link between gum disease and narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the heart. Research suggests that the bacteria that causes gum disease may increase the rate at which arteries become blocked. The researchers believe that bacteria can leave people’s infected gums and enter the bloodstream, activating the immune system and making their artery walls inflamed and narrowed.
Normally healthy gums are pink in colour, when you have gum disease they will often appear red and swollen and will more than likely bleed when brushing. If you’re worried about your gums then book an appointment to see Dr Hassan.
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May 24th, 2010
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May 21st, 2010
More and more people are now choosing Invisalign to give them that straighter smile. With the alligners being almost invisible patients feel that they can get on with their everyday life while straightening their teeth. Untill recently there has been a few limitations on what cases Invisalign can treat. But now with the help of new attachments the Invisalign trays can achieve movements of difficult teeth that were recently thought to be impossible making treatment much more predictable. If you want to find out if Invisalign is for you then why not try Invisaligns self assessment quiz. If you have any more questions about Invisalign then please call the practice and we will be happy to help.
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May 19th, 2010
Everything's Lovely and healthy!
Here at Pollards Optical Dental Clinic in Wakefield, a half an hour intial assessment with Dr Hassan will allow him to inspect the following areas in the mouth:
- We check the jaw joint to make sure that it is healthy, stable, and pain free.
- Check to see if the muscles of the jaw and face are sore and causing headaches.
- We check all the soft tissues for the presence of Oral Cancer.
- We check the gums for the presence of Gum disease, i.e bleeding gums, loose teeth etc
- We look for signs of tooth wear caused by clenching and grinding and acidic foods.
- We look for fillings that might be leaking or have decay around them.
- Include all necassary small radiographs or X-rays to help diagnose any issues you may have.
- We check too see that your bite patterns are stable and not contributing to pain in the jaw joint.
- Inspect the gums for signs of recession.
- Look with high power magnification for the early development of cracks with the teeth.
The above are just a few of the main things that Dr Hassan looks at during our initial inspection appointment. At the end of the appointment we will give you a written estimate of what treatment you require and how much the treatment will cost.
At the moment our dental check ups are HALF PRICE at £19.99. See you soon!
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May 19th, 2010
The following are just a few reasons why it is a good idea to have dental implants to replace single or multiple missing teeth.
- Maintains bone in the area from where the teeth are removed.
- Restore and maintain the height of the bitting level.
- Maintain facial esthetics (muscle tone).
- Improve esthetics (teeth positioned for appearance versus decreasing denture movement)
- Impove phonetics.
- Increase prosthesis success.
- Improved eating capacity.
- Reduced size of prosthesis (eliminate palate and flanges).
- Improved stability of removable dentures.
- No need to to alter adjacent teeth.
As you can see there are so many long term benefits to having dental implants. Here at Pollards Optical Dental Clinic in Wakefield, West Yorkshire Near Leeds, Dr Hassan has been placing and restoring dental implants for many years.
Book in for our dental assessment to find out more.
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May 16th, 2010
We have seen in the last few weeks a number of patients attending our dental practice in Wakefield West Yorkshire, near Leeds, suffering with long standing gum disease.
These patients have been suffering with bleeding gums for many years, the gums are shrinking back and a few teeth are starting too become mobile.
Dr Hassan has spend many sessions getting the oral hygiene up to a very high standard and provided intensive gum treatment to remove the harmful bacteria. Many patients have returned to the practice to comment, how for the first time they are cleaning there teeth without the bleeding gums.
Dr Hassan has worked at the Leeds Dental Institute on the Periodontal referral clinic treating many complex gum disease patients.
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